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Four different rainbows seen along both sides of Interstate 40 in western Arizona.
October 4, 2010

Rainbow 1
[Partial rainbow appearing to come out of distant hills arcing from lower left to upper right.]

Rainbow 2
[Another rainbow coming down from the clouds into the hills arcing from upper left to lower right.]

Rainbow 3
[Another rainbow arcing from upper left to lower right. Traffic barriers on the road seen in foreground.]

Rainbow 4
[Another rainbow a bit longer than the others. This one also arcs from upper left to lower right. Silver Springs road sign seen in foreground.]

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US-93 scenic viewpoint - north of Kingman, Arizona
October 6, 2011

Lake Mohave looks more like a river here. The lake is a reservoir formed by a dam on the Colorado River.
[Ribbon of water passing through the lowest portion of a winding canyon comprised of medium dark rock. A parking lot near the lake is a spec in the photo.]

Lake Mohave nestled in Black Canyon.
[Zoomed out view of the prior photo showing the massive amounts of very dark brown rock surrounding the sliver of water. No vegetation is visible on the rock, but some is visible on the sandy colored dirt in the foreground.]

This is essentially the same view as the prior image, but it was taken November 14, 2012.The canyon walls appears less black in this lighting.
[Same scene as the prior image but with a yellow-orange cast to all the rocks, ground, and water.]

A wider view of the same area
[Zoomed out photo of the prior one showing more of the sky and the puffy white clouds and the surrounding rocky, desert terrain.]

Another portion of Black Canyon
[Very dark brown rock formations with sandy colored ground dotted with small vegetation in the foreground.]

Wildlife overpass over US-93 because sheep prefer to be above their "prey"
[Looking up at craggy, vegetationless rock framed by white and blue skies.]

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